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What is Counselling?
Counselling is a process that psychologically empowers individuals to seize back control of their lives, whilst working through issues and problems that have caused...
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The Myths about Counselling
Although interests in self-development and self-empowerment are steadily growing there are still, unfortunately, many people who have pre-conceived ideas about what...
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Counselling Do You Have What it Takes?
Contrary to popular belief counselling is not about letting another person talk for hours whilst you sit and nod your head from time to time. It is not a suitable...
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A Counsellor's Job Profile
It is a counsellor’s job to create a comfortable, safe and confidential environment where a client can voice their concerns, problems and thoughts involving their own...
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What Qualifications are Needed?
Before selecting a Counselling qualification it is worth considering your personal and vocational strengths, along with previous academic achievements. Many graduates...
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Entry Requirements for Counselling Courses
On the whole the study area of Counselling requires little, if any, previous background knowledge in the field. The majority of courses currently available can be...
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An Introduction to Counselling Skills
Counselling is a specialist vocation that requires professionals to train in a number of different ways. Modules and coursework are complemented by supervised learning...
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Further Training and Career Development
Training and career development includes a combination of work experiences, formal training, networking, and a formal course of study that updates personal skills and...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning
When studying to gain a further qualification there are a number of learning options open to students. The one they choose to select will reflect their current...
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The Relationship Between the Counsellor and the Client
Counselling is not only about exploring core issues and gaining a different perspective on problems and psychological difficulties. It is also about building a rapport...
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The Difference Between Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counselling and Psychotherapy are often considered to be interchangeable therapies that overlap in a number of ways. Counselling, in specific situations, is offered as...
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The Importance of Self-Counselling
Self-counselling is the process of examining one’s own behaviour, using psychoanalytical methods of free-thinking and free association. It may be considered as a poor...
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Attitudes and Qualities of a Counsellor
To be considered a capable counsellor there are a number of qualities you must possess, along with a few attitudes you should develop. It is a counsellor’s...
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Voluntary Counselling Opportunities
Counselling is often considered as a second career, and due to the training involved many people continue working whilst studying to become a counsellor. Counselling...
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Paid Counselling Opportunities
Even though you may have obtained the right counselling qualifications and credentials it doesn’t necessary mean that you will secure the perfect counselling job with...
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The Cost of Training to be a Counsellor
In the UK accreditation provides direct access to registration as an independent counsellor. Many employers require that a counselling student gains an accreditation...
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Counselling Course Assessments
The qualification a student receives at the end of a counselling course very much depends on the assessment of their combined study. This form of assessment takes into...
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Specialist Training For Counsellors
Specialist counselling skills deal with a huge range of issues and difficulties that require a more focused approach of counselling. The specialist areas covered, by...
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Working from a Private Practice
Once you have a counselling qualification, and quite possibly additional specialist counselling training, under your belt you will be able to consider earning a living...
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Career Counselling
Counselling covers many issues besides emotional difficulties. Counselling can address confidence concerns, behaviour patterns and any other experience that is causing...
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Counselling in the Workplace
Counselling helps people identify issues, difficulties and problems caused by thoughts, feelings and emotions and encourages them to respond and make progress towards...
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Counselling Young People
Counselling for children and young people is available to provide supportive help for many reasons. It can provide understanding in person-centred therapy, a means of...
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Counselling Within a General Practice
Counselling from within a General Practice is considered to be a specialist type of counselling. There are many counselling roles available within the Primary Care...
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Counselling Victims of Alcohol, Drugs and AIDS
Providing a supportive, caring environment for anyone seeking counselling help is a major consideration for any counsellor. Whether offering counselling skills in a...
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How to use Counselling and Psychotherapy Resources
Keeping up-to-date with information, resources and developments in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy can become a time-consuming task. Ongoing research in...
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Using your Personal Qualities, Skills and Knowledge
Successfully counselling clients through difficult times requires a combination of interpersonal skills, sufficient knowledge about the issues involved and a host of...
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Counselling and Self Awareness
Because of the intimately private counselling work that qualified counsellors and psychotherapists do with clients, it is vitally important that a counselling...
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Maintaining Patient Confidentiality
A therapeutic client who knows that personal, private and intimate information he/she shares with a counsellor or psychotherapist is held in confidence is more likely...
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Protecting Yourself from Abuse
All counsellors and psychotherapists follow an ethical code of practice. This outlines the strict guidelines that professionals must adhere to at all times, the...
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Protecting Yourself from Occupational Stress
Any profession that involves relying on your interpersonal skills to build trust with another individual, and works towards developing and delivering a supportive...
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